Early Access - Ceviche Negro
Added 2022-01-24 23:11:19 +0000 UTC- This video is going live on Wednesday the 26th. If you leave a comment on the youtube video with the word "Patreon" in it before it goes live, I'll pick two people and mail you my extra chilmole. (In order to comply with Patreon terms of service, this will be a skill-based competition and not a random selection)
- I'm glad it didn't come down to me making my own recado negro, but it was getting close. I gathered the ingredients as well as a manual grinder, but watching videos of people breathing in that spicy air had me quaking in my chanclas.
- You could watch this whole video and then say "actually, the waiter was right and your first hunch was going in a good direction", and you'd be right. The three things I messed up on that attempt were not charring the ingredients to oblivion, not soaking in water to remove the acridity, and not grinding it into a fine powder.
- You might not make the starring dish at home, but you should try your hand at making salsa macha. There's no one specific recipe, but as long as you toast nuts and chiles in oil and blend it chunky, it'll be great. Try it on tacos or grilled meat or in any way you'd use lao gan ma.
